Outer Banks News And Views
Welcome to the Carolina Designs blog. Here you’ll find information about the Outer Banks, what’s going on, and what we hope are some entertaining posts, quizzes and articles.
Forced off the Stage for a Year, The Lost Colony Reopens with Changes and Energy
June 9, 2021
Back for its 84th year, The Lost Colony is on stage again. It feels great to know that the oldest co...
Outer Banks Day Trip: The Wild Side
June 6, 2021
After visitors orient themselves to the Outer Banks, they almost invariably comment on how close to ...
Outer Banks Road Trips South
June 2, 2021
Outer Banks Road Trips South
Getting to the Outer Bank is only part of the journey. The most impo...
Outer Banks Literature Quiz
May 28, 2021
With so many books written about the Outer Banks, reading about this strip of sand by the sea has be...
Outer Banks History Quiz
May 21, 2021
So you think you know something about the history of the Outer Banks? Let’s find out. Here’s our...
The Lost Colony Quiz
May 14, 2021
So, you think you know the Outer Banks? Let’s find out. Here’s our Lost Colony Test. In two par...
The Wright Brothers Quiz
May 7, 2021
So you think you know the Outer Banks? Let’s find out. Here’s our Wright Brothers Test.
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The Outer Banks Quiz
April 30, 2021
So you think you know the Outer Banks? Let’s find out! Here’s our test of your knowledge of the ...
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Restoration
April 21, 2021
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has seen a lot since the first-order Fresnel lens was first lit in 1870...
History of Outer Banks Town Names
March 30, 2021
The towns of the Outer Banks have very distinctive names. Mostly there's nothing at all that sounds ...
Busy Year Predicted for the Outer Banks: 2021 Mostly Booked
March 22, 2021
The Outer Banks has been enormously popular as a 2021 destination choice for travelers. Carolina Des...
Animals of the Outer Banks — Raptors
Soaring over a body of water, or riding the thermals rising from a sand dune, raptors—birds of pre...